Kremlin Mouthpieces

He is one of the most prominent russian propagandists who actively promotes narratives that justify and support russia's aggression against Ukraine.
His activities are systematic and aimed at legitimizing russian aggression, justifying crimes against civilians and discrediting Ukrainian statehood, and are concentrated mainly in the information sphere - through video blogs, social media posts, media appearances, and participation in state information projects. Due to his wide presence in the public space, Puchkov generates a significant amount of propaganda content aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian state and supporting kremlin policies.
In his statements, Puchkov regularly spreads the claim that Ukraine is allegedly under the external control of the United States, calling it a "sold-out country" that is "ruled by Washington". In addition, he actively broadcasts the narrative of "Nazism" in Ukraine, claiming that the Ukrainian military are Nazis who deliberately kill civilians. He also spreads calls for the mass extermination of Ukrainians, in particular, he stated that "Ukrainians should be massacred".
He also justifies the occupation of Crimea, claiming that the local population fully supports russia's annexation, and that Ukraine has allegedly not invested in the development of the peninsula. Puchkov himself has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea since 2014.
He also systematically spreads the version that the reason for russia's full-scale invasion was the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine, which is a repetition of the key kremlin myth of the "threat from the West".
On his own Telegram channel, Puchkov publishes posts in support of the so-called "SMO," calls for financial assistance for the purchase of tactical medicine for the russian military, and shares reposts of fundraisers for the needs of the russian army.
For his active participation in the information campaign in support of the war, Puchkov received funding from the state. In 2023, he received a presidential grant of 18.3 million rubles to produce the propaganda program "Evening Emitter", which is broadcast on the RuTube platform, the russian equivalent of YouTube, which is used as a tool for censored media space.
In June 2025, he was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property for encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and propagating war.

One of the key ideologists of kremlin propaganda, known for his anti-Ukrainian position and rhetoric, active support of russia's war against Ukraine and annexation of Ukrainian territories. He is the author of numerous books and publications, including the 'Doctrine of the Russkiy Mir', which are consistent with russia's imperial ambitions and anti-Ukrainian kremlin narratives, promoting the theses that 'the state of Ukraine did not exist before the XX century', ‘the integrity of Ukraine was not and cannot be of value to the russians and the russian world’.
Uses media and academic platforms to promote the kremlin's narratives about 'protecting russian speakers' and justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. He claims that 'russia's participation' in the 'events' in Ukraine is 'not only a spontaneous emotional reaction' but 'a battle for russia's survival', denies the integrity of the state of Ukraine, promoting the expressions 'South-Eastern Ukraine', 'Western Ukraine', 'malorossia', and promotes religious justifications for the war.
He is the executive director of the Institute for Dynamic Conservatism, which promotes imperial ideas and legitimizes the actions of the russian regime. He is a member of the Izborsk Club, an ideological center that forms the concept of russia's 'special mission' and justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories. He advocates radical measures against Ukraine, including 'denazification' and 'demilitarization', which is fully consistent with the kremlin's official propaganda narratives.
In his public speeches and articles, he systematically discredits the Ukrainian government, blames the West for the war, and actively promotes the concept of the 'collective West' as an enemy that allegedly uses Ukraine to destroy russian 'statehood'. His materials contain numerous fakes about 'war crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine' and unfounded accusations of the Ukrainian authorities of 'persecuting the russian-speaking population'.
Averyanov is active on Telegram, where he spreads anti-Ukrainian messages, justifies russian war crimes and calls for mobilization. His content is aimed at increasing hatred of Ukraine and the West among the russian audience, as well as legitimizing military aggression against Ukraine.
Through his activities, which combine academic and journalistic spheres, Averyanov has become one of the key ideologues of kremlin propaganda aimed at justifying russia's military aggression against Ukraine and undermining international support for Ukraine.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, glorifying the russian military, manipulating socially important information and distorting facts about events on the battlefield, supporting russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories and kremlin policy.
He is known for his support of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and justification of war crimes committed by the russian occupation forces.
He uses media and academic platforms to promote the kremlin's narratives about 'protecting those who speak russian' and justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
He is a supporter of ethatism, a permanent member of the Izborsk Club, which is positioned as 'the only ideological platform of russian statesmen'.
Since June 2000, he has been the deputy editor-in-chief of the 'Zavtra' publishing house, which regularly publishes materials with anti-Ukrainian narratives and justifies the crimes of the russian army.
As a military correspondent, publicist and active propagandist, he plays a significant role in spreading kremlin narratives and shaping anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the information space.
Shurygin runs his own blog and writes books on military topics, where he systematically covers russia's armed aggression on the territory of Ukraine, glorifies russian military invaders and their 'exploits', discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine, calling them 'Ukro-ISIS', accusing them of provocations, shelling of civilian objects, etc.
Shurygin actively appears on russian TV channels and in kremlin-controlled media, where he spreads typical kremlin propaganda narratives. In his publications, he discredits the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while systematically highlighting the 'heroism' of the russian military, and promotes russia's armed aggression as a necessary measure to 'protect national interests.' He pays special attention to justifying the occupation of Crimea and other Ukrainian territories, and promotes narratives about the 'denazification' and 'demilitarization' of Ukraine.
Shurygin actively maintains the Telegram channel 'Ramzai and his team', where he regularly publishes propaganda materials aimed at discrediting Ukraine and international partners supporting Kyiv. At the same time, this channel is used to coordinate narratives with other russian propagandists and disseminate content that aligns with the kremlin's interests.
Shurygin also promotes ideas about the need to intensify military aggression against Ukraine and supports the policy of nuclear blackmail. His public statements coincide with the main messages of kremlin propaganda aimed at undermining international support for Ukraine and justifying the actions of the russian military in the occupied territories.
From 1991 to 2003, as a war correspondent, he visited former socialist camps where hostilities were taking place (in Karabakh, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Abkhazia, Tajikistan, Serbia, Chechnya, Iraq, Libya, and Syria), and fought as a volunteer in Serbia and Transnistria.

He is one of the key figures in russian propaganda, directly contributing to the formation of public opinion through his political, cultural, and media activities, exerting information and psychological influence through the dissemination of disinformation, justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories, and spreading anti-Ukrainian narratives favorable to the kremlin, including those aimed at discrediting Ukraine in the international arena.
Using his authority in cinema, he legitimizes the kremlin's theses about 'protecting those who speak russian' and 'fighting neo-nazism' in Ukraine.
As a participant in information warfare, he openly justifies missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, calling them 'a forced necessity' and accuses the Ukrainian authorities of 'genocide of russian speakers'. His statements are aimed at legitimizing the occupation policy of the russian federation and supporting mobilization activities.
As a member of the State Duma of the russian federation from the Communist Party, he publicly supported the occupation of Crimea and russia's military actions against Ukraine, speaking about the 'persecution of those who speak russian' and the need for a political union between Ukraine and russia. He is a member of the Izborsk Club, a platform that brings together ideologues of russian imperialism who justify the occupation policy and call for the escalation of the war.
In his films, he promotes the imperial ideals of russia, using cinema as a tool to strengthen the kremlin's narratives. His works contribute to the formation of a sense of legitimacy in the viewers of the aggressive policy of the russian federation and the concept of the 'Great russian world'.

He is one of the key war correspondents of the kremlin propaganda, who actively supports and justifies russia's war against Ukraine, shapes the perception of events in a way favorable to the kremlin, creating an image of the 'heroic russian army' and trying to discredit the efforts of Ukraine and its partners in the struggle for independence.
He is a russian war correspondent with many years of experience, journalist, analyst, blogger, editor-in-chief of the russian military-patriotic news portal 'Segodnya.ru', columnist and editor of the Donbass information and analytical service.
The main topic of his activity is the coverage of events in Ukraine since 2013. He began spreading disinformation about Ukraine during the Revolution of Dignity, calling it a 'coup d'etat', actively covered russia's aggressive military operations in Ukraine, promoted kremlin narratives and theses since 2014, and actively supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of Ukrainian territories.
The main platform for information and psychological influence, promotion of kremlin propaganda, spreading fakes and disinformation is his telegram channel 'Voyenkor Kotenok Z'. After the start of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, his telegram channel was ranked 11th in the so-called 'russian telegram power ranking by citation index'.
The war correspondent's activities are aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government and international support for Ukraine. In his information activities, he justifies the war crimes of the russian federation and promotes the idea of the 'liberation mission' of the russian army in Ukraine. In his publications, he promotes anti-Ukrainian narratives about 'crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine' and 'escalation of the conflict by the West', spreading fake accusations against the Ukrainian military. He supports the rhetoric about the 'collective West' allegedly trying to destroy russia, which is one of the key messages of kremlin propaganda.
He actively spreads false information about losses among the Ukrainian military, exaggerates the successes of the russian army and creates the illusion of invulnerability of russian troops, and promotes the narrative of the alleged presence of Western biolabs on the territory of Ukraine. At the same time, he openly calls for an escalation of the war and supports russia's tough military tactics. His messages often contain elements of intimidation and threats against Ukraine and NATO countries.
He pays special attention to discrediting Ukraine's defense initiatives and international military assistance, promoting messages about the 'ineffectiveness of Western weapons' and the 'inevitability of russia's victory', which is consistent with the kremlin's information campaign strategy.
In his blog on RUTUBE, he calls for fundraising for military support of the russian invaders, distributing relevant video appeals.
His activities are part of the kremlin's large-scale information war aimed at justifying armed aggression against Ukraine, undermining the unity of Western allies and demoralizing Ukrainian society.

A propagandist and war correspondent who actively spreads kremlin disinformation and generates anti-Ukrainian narratives aimed at justifying russia's war against Ukraine and legitimizing the crimes of the russian army.
Kulaga is known for his information and subversive activities on his Telegram channel, where he systematically publishes materials discrediting the military and political leadership of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and international partners. In his publications, he promotes key kremlin theses about the ‘need for a special operation’ and ‘protection of the russian-speaking population’ in an attempt to justify russia's military aggression.
He pays special attention to spreading fakes about alleged 'strikes of the Ukrainian armed forces on civilians', manipulating facts and accusing Ukraine of aggression against its own people. His rhetoric is fully in line with the kremlin's official narratives of 'demilitarizing Ukraine' and ' fight against NATO'.
In addition, he is involved in creating reports from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, where he justifies the actions of the russian occupiers and advocates the idea of 'further integration of these territories into the russian federation'.
His activities bear all the hallmarks of information and subversive activities aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society and discrediting international support for Ukraine.

She is one of the key figures in russian propaganda, directly contributing to the formation of public opinion through her activities and public appearances, exerting information and psychological influence through the dissemination of disinformation, justifying russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories, and spreading narratives favorable to the kremlin, including those aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
She is "рutin's favorite TV presenter" and since 1997 has been the "face" of the Vremya program on the all-russian federal TV channel First, a key information mouthpiece for official kremlin narratives.
Andreeva uses anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, spreads typical kremlin propaganda, manipulates socially important information and distorts facts about events on the battlefield, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, рutin's policy and the kremlin regime, personally preparing the main canvas, eyeliner, and editing the news of the Vremya news program. She stated that every representative of state television should support state policy.
In 2018, she openly supported russia's occupation of Ukrainian Crimea, stating that the peninsula "has always been russian" and that the return of Crimea to russia is a correction of historical injustice.
With the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Andreeva continued to actively support the official position of the kremlin, broadcasting anti-Ukrainian propaganda and justifying the war crimes of the russian federation. In her public speeches, she claimed to be fighting against "Nazism" in Ukraine, which is part of the kremlin's disinformation campaign. In particular, she expressed outrage at the growth of anti-russian sentiment in the world, comparing it to the rhetoric of the Third Reich, which only reinforces anti-Western and anti-Ukrainian narratives.
In 2024, she publicly called рutin the reincarnation of "Duke Arnolfini," emphasizing that the "Duke" was known as the collector" of Italian lands, "рutin's task is the right one. To preserve and multiply, to return". At the same time, Andreeva said that she had personally talked to рutin about this.
She repeatedly commented on the live broadcast of рutin's inauguration and was awarded and honored by рutin, which indicates her closeness to the kremlin regime.
She spoke out negatively against one of the tools of direct democracy - the participation of young people in meetings of russian citizens to express their position.
She has repeatedly visited the temporary occupied Crimea.
Regularly visits European countries and the UAE. Owns real estate in Montenegro.

He is one of the kremlin's key propagandists, formulating justifications for war crimes, inciting radical actions and legitimizing russian aggression. His activities are aimed at ideologically preparing russian society for a long-term war, religiously justifying violence and destroying Ukraine as a state.
It openly supports the armed aggression of the russian federation, the occupation of Crimea and plays an active role in the information war against Ukraine, spreading the kremlin's narratives about "fighting fascism" and "protecting the russian-speaking population". His media activities are aimed at justifying russia's war crimes, discrediting Ukraine and inciting hatred towards the Ukrainian people.
He heads the Spas TV channel, which is controlled by the russian Orthodox Church (rOC) and is used as an instrument of kremlin propaganda. In his broadcasts, he systematically spreads anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories and calls for support for the russian army.
In October 2022, on Solovyov Live, Korchevnikov said that russians who did not support the war were "garbage" and should be "purified", threatening them with "retribution from divine forces". In December of the same year, as part of the "War and the Bible" program, he justified the genocide, calling it "a God-pleasing cause" and "a test of faith".
Korchevnikov's rhetoric includes radical calls for the destruction of Ukraine. In his public speeches, he stated that "the project Ukraine has begun to die" and will end up even worse, and compared the country itself to "a corpse that is already being eaten by worms". He also called for ecocide as a result of the destruction of the Kyiv Dam, presenting it as a "divine punishment" for Ukrainians.
He pays special attention to discrediting the Ukrainian government, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine's international partners. It spreads theories about "external governance of Ukraine by NATO and the United States" and tries to provide a religious justification for the war.
Through its own social networks, it systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian armed forces, in particular for the russian military, which is fighting in Ukraine, and actively provides information support to fundraisers of other russian Z-publics.
He was included in the list of рutin's proxies in the 2018 and 2024 presidential elections.
In 2014, for his active participation in the information support of the occupation of Crimea, he was awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, first class, "for high professionalism and objectivity in covering events in the Republic of Crimea".
In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Friendship for "great contribution to the development of the media and many years of fruitful activity" and received the russian government's media award for "contribution to the development of spiritual culture in the media".
He systematically visits the temporarily occupied Crimea, in particular, in March 2021 he became co-chairman of the board of trustees of the Cosmo-Damian Monastery in the temporary occupied Crimea near Alushta.
On March 19, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Korchevnikov in absentia of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, justification, recognition of the legitimacy, denial of the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants, committed with the use of the media and illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine.

He is one of the key figures in the kremlin's military-patriotic propaganda. Since 2015, he has been the general producer of the federal military-patriotic TV channel Zvezda, controlled by the russian ministry of defense, and has been their propaganda mouthpiece. Yanovsky is directly responsible for the creation and promotion of content in support of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, thus contributing to the formation of anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the russian information space, spreading disinformation about russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and the preparation of biological and chemical weapons for use against russia.
The Zvezda TV channel under the leadership of Yanovsky systematically spreads disinformation and manipulations aimed at discrediting Ukraine and its Armed Forces. The channel's programs actively exploit typical kremlin propaganda narratives about the "illegitimacy of the Ukrainian government," "the spread of neo-Nazism in Ukraine," and "the protection of the russian-speaking population." Particular attention is paid to justifying russian war crimes and missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
Under his leadership, the TV channel created stories that justified russian crimes in Bucha and Mariupol and shifted responsibility for them to Ukraine. In particular, Zvezda TV channel actively supports the fake version of the events in Bucha, where the war crimes of the russian army were presented as a "Ukrainian provocation". Such information campaigns are aimed at undermining international support for Ukraine and justifying russian armed aggression.
The channel also actively disseminates propaganda theses about the "collective West" as russia's main enemy, and promotes ideas about the need to "denazify" Ukraine. These theses are synchronized with the kremlin's statements and serve as a justification for a "special military operation."
It plays an important role among the participants in the information war aimed at justifying the russian occupation and delegitimizing the Ukrainian government. His activities play a significant role in supporting the kremlin's information campaign aimed at creating justifications for the continuation of hostilities and undermining confidence in Ukraine's Western partners.
Yanovsky is a screenwriter of TV series, author of books on military and military-intelligence topics aimed at glorifying the USSR military, the armed forces and law enforcement agencies of the russian federation, dedicated to the confrontation with foreign intelligence agents, as well as historical topics covering the life and glorifying the exploits of "russian grand princes and kings" and the Primates of the russian Orthodox Church.
He was awarded the departmental medal of the ministry of defense of the russian federation "For Strengthening the Combatant Commonwealth", which is awarded in russia to military personnel and civilian personnel of the armed forces of the russian federation for achievements in the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of international military cooperation and military-technical cooperation of the russian federation with foreign states and international organizations, as well as other citizens of the russian federation and foreign citizens who assist in solving the tasks assigned to the armed forces of the russian federation.
As part of the awards ceremony for journalists at the all-russian public-state organization russian Military History Society, founded by putin in 2012, Yanovsky was recognized by former Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky for creating a historical film about one of the "great" russian princes.

He is a constant participant in kremlin propaganda, actively participates in the kremlin's information warfare, spreads disinformation, justifies war crimes of the russian federation and calls for escalation of the war against Ukraine and the West.
In the past, he held operational and commanding positions in the russian Interior Ministry and counterintelligence agencies, has a special rank of colonel of the Interior Ministry, and is a veteran of combat operations in the Chechen Republic. During his active public life, he acquired the unofficial status of a "kremlin agent".
Today, his activities are aimed at justifying russian aggression against Ukraine, discrediting the Ukrainian government and Ukraine's international partners, and inciting hatred towards Ukrainians.
He is the host of the Karnaukhov's Labyrinth program on the propaganda channel Solovyov LIVE, where he systematically spreads kremlin narratives, fakes and disinformation aimed at justifying the war. His main topics include accusing Ukraine of "Nazism", justifying the war crimes of the russian army, and promoting the need to "expand russia's borders" by annexing new territories.
Karnaukhov regularly calls for an escalation of hostilities, justifying strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure. He approves of repressions against the civilian population of the temporarily occupied territories, accusing the Armed Forces of Ukraine of using local residents as "saboteurs" and "agents".
In its statements, it supports the activities of the russian Federal Security Service, claiming that the special services must "cleanse" the temporarily occupied cities of pro-Ukrainian residents. Such rhetoric helps to intimidate the local population and legitimize the repressive measures of the russian occupation authorities.
He also openly justifies attacks on NATO infrastructure and suggests expanding the war beyond Ukraine. In particular, in his publications, Karnaukhov called for a missile strike on Rzeszow, which is a key logistics center of the Alliance. He explicitly stated his readiness to "push the button" and take responsibility for an attack on Polish territory, which is a clear call for international military escalation. His rhetoric is aimed at justifying russia's aggression not only against Ukraine, but also against NATO member states.
Karnaukhov also promotes the narrative that Ukraine is allegedly "under the external control" of Western powers, and that the russian invasion is a "liberation" of Ukrainians. He presents the armed aggression as a "crusade" for the return of Ukraine to russia, justifying war crimes by the need for "denazification". His statements include open threats against Ukraine, calls for its complete destruction and advocacy of repressions against Ukrainians.
Through his own social networks, he systematically provides information support to fundraisers for the needs of the russian military, and regularly visits the so-called "SVO zone" in person.

One of the key ideologues of kremlin propaganda, he is a supporter of ethatism, holds radical national-imperial views, and is known for his extremist views and aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.
In 2015, he emotionally publicly called for russia's military invasion and occupation of Ukraine.
Prokhanov is a russian writer, publicist, author of military-patriotic novels, author of the idea of the "Fifth Empire" (works "The Fifth Empire", "Symphony of the Fifth Empire", "Technologies of the Fifth Empire", etc.), according to which russia as a successful and independent state can exist only as an empire. Prokhanov's project "The Fifth Empire" is combined with the ideology of the "russian world".
He is the editor-in-chief of the Zavtra newspaper, which regularly publishes materials with anti-Ukrainian narratives and justifies the crimes of the russian army. In his articles, Prokhanov actively supports the concept of the "russian world" and promotes the idea of the need for russia's "spiritual revival" through forceful intervention in the affairs of neighboring countries, including Ukraine. He promotes the thesis that russia has a "historical mission" to protect the "russian world" in the occupied territories.
He is the Deputy Chairman of the Public Council under the ministry of defense of the russian federation, which interacts between the military and civil society, and whose main task is to assist the ministry of defense in ensuring the protection and coordination of the interests of russian citizens, public associations, organizations, and government agencies.
He is the ideologist of the all-russian public movement "russian Dream", which implements projects with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives and the ministry of defense of the russian federation, including the events of the "russian Spring" in Donbass, an interactive "educational" project for children of secondary schools in russia about teachers and lecturers who voluntarily went to the so-called "special military operation".
It uses its activities to justify russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, support russia's occupation of Ukrainian territories and discredit international support for Ukraine.
He regularly appears in propaganda media and on federal TV channels of the russian federation, where he publicly endorses russia's war against Ukraine. He has justified russia's strikes on civilian infrastructure and shelling of Ukrainian cities, calling them "inevitable steps on the way to victory." Prokhanov is known for stating that "russia cannot stop until the wins on Wes" and that the occupation of Ukraine is a "sacred mission."
His rhetoric is systematically aimed at demoralizing Ukrainian society and justifying russia's armed aggression. He spreads and promotes fakes about the "Nazi regime" in Ukraine and claims that russia should end the war only by victory. Using his public speeches and publications, Prokhanov creates an image of a "collective enemy" represented by NATO and the West, justifying the escalation of hostilities and the continuation of armed aggression.
Prokhanov has repeatedly called for increased pressure on the West, threatened with nuclear weapons, and demanded that the russian leadership take radical actions against Ukraine and its international partners. His activities directly contribute to destabilizing the information space and legitimizing the crimes of the russian army in Ukraine. In general, his propaganda activities are aimed at justifying russia's armed aggression, discrediting the Ukrainian government and undermining international support for Ukraine.
Prokhanov is an active participant in the information war, which makes his activities dangerous for the national security of Ukraine.

He is an influential figure in kremlin propaganda, whose activities are aimed at justifying russia's aggression against Ukraine, spreading disinformation about Ukraine and discrediting Ukrainian statehood in the international arena.
In his public speeches and publications, Medvedev actively promotes the narratives of "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine, justifying russia's war crimes and calling for an escalation of aggression against Ukraine and its international partners.
He is the author of a number of propaganda documentaries, including "The Ukraine Project", "Donbas", "Mariupol", "Liberation", "Territory", "Novorossiya", "Rebelwar", "Donbas", "A Mirror for Heroes", "The So-Called Ukraine", and the book "The True History of the russian and Ukrainian People", in which he justifies the aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine by spreading disinformation and manipulative narratives, and presents his views on Ukraine aimed at denying the independent existence of the Ukrainian nation. In his book, he promotes the idea of a "single nation" used by the kremlin to justify territorial encroachment on Ukraine and deny its sovereignty.
In addition, Medvedev is a member of the Parliamentary Coordination Group on the so-called "SVO" created by putin's decree, as well as a member of the Commission on Public Associations and Religious Organizations, the Commission on Culture and Mass Communications, and the Commission on Environmental Policy of the Moscow City Duma.
As a member of the City Duma, he is responsible for the social welfare of the so-called "participants of the SVO," including the organization of education for military personnel.
In April 2023, he visited the Moscow recruitment center for military contractors to support those who want to go to war against Ukraine.
In 2024, he was awarded the russian government's media prize "for his patriotic position in professional activities", which emphasizes his significant role in the propaganda support of the war.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to prepare reports in which he presents distorted information that corresponds to the kremlin's narratives.

He actively supports kremlin propaganda and justifies russian aggression against Ukraine.
Through his media activity and participation in propaganda TV shows, he contributes to the spread of anti-Ukrainian narratives and disinformation aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian government and increasing social tension among russian and international audiences.
In his speeches on the propaganda shows "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" and "60 Minutes" he systematically justifies the occupation of Ukrainian territories and accuses Ukraine of "inciting war".
Kornilov's anti-Ukrainian statements are aimed at discrediting the armed forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian government, including statements that the crimes in Bucha were "staged by Kyiv" and accusing Ukraine of "genocide of the russian-speaking population of Donbas." He actively promotes conspiracy theories about "NATO biolabs" and "biological weapons", supporting kremlin fakes.
From 2006 to 2013, he headed the Ukrainian branch of the Institute of CIS countries, which promoted the kremlin's interests in post-Soviet countries. He actively promoted the ideas of "federalization of Ukraine" and "special status of Donbas", supporting the narratives of the russian federation to split Ukraine.
Since 2014, he has publicly supported the occupation of Crimea and pro-russian forces in Donbas.
Since 2017, he has been working as a political commentator for RIA Novosti.
He actively cooperates with the occupation authorities and the TOT of Ukraine. In 2018, he received a passport of a citizen of the so-called "DPR", and in 2019 - russian citizenship.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
She has been officially supporting putin's candidacy for the election since 2018 and is his permanent confidant. She was a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
She is a member of the putin team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election, and is a co-singer of the song "Guiding Star," the so-called "anthem" of the movement.
In 2018, she was a confidant of Moscow mayoral candidate Sergei Sobyanin.
She regularly performs at pro-kremlin concerts and pro-war propaganda events in support of the war in Ukraine, including a concert in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea called "For a world without Nazism! For russia! For the president", which took place on March 18, 2022, at the Luzhniki Stadium, and on March 18, 2024, she spoke at a pro-government rally-concert dedicated to the tenth anniversary of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and putin's victory in the presidential election.
Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she has earned significant income from participating in state-sponsored propaganda events and set a record among russian performers for income in 2023.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
Systematically visits the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in propaganda events in support of russia's war against Ukraine, as well as for commercial purposes.

Pro-russian politician, former Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the V, VI and VII convocations from the Communist Party of Ukraine, who openly supported the kremlin's policy after the events of 2014 and joined propaganda activities aimed at discrediting Ukraine.
After moving to russia, Kilinkarov became a frequent participant in propaganda programs, including the talk shows "Time Will Tell", "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov", "60 Minutes", and "Svoya Pravda" on state media platforms such as" russia-1" and "Solovyov LIVE".
In his speeches, he actively justifies the occupation of Crimea and russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, using the theses of "protecting the russian-speaking population" and "fighting the Western threat".
His rhetoric is aimed at creating a negative image of Ukraine in the international space and justifying the aggressive actions of the russian federation.
In his statements, he systematically questions the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government, arguing that "the Ukrainian leadership is following the instructions of the West, without taking into account the interests of its own people". Such statements contribute to undermining the credibility of the Ukrainian leadership among both Ukrainian and international society.
Kilinkarov actively uses social media, in particular Telegram, to spread disinformation aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine and justifying the war crimes of the russian army. He openly supports the main narratives of the kremlin, including the thesis of "denazification" of Ukraine. In addition, he has repeatedly called for an escalation of the war, stating the need for "decisive action" to achieve the goals of the so-called "special military operation".
In addition, Kilinkarov provides information and material support to the russian military and is a member of the management team of the SVOIM Charitable Foundation, which systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian military, as well as a number of programs for their rehabilitation and social support.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
He systematically expresses support for the russian military and separatist armed groups, including through his own Telegram channel "VOENKOR_ZENIN", justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
As a war correspondent, he reported during the hostilities in Chechnya, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Transnistria, Iraq, and Serbia.
In May 2023, in one of his reports, he personally loaded a Grad rocket launcher with a "package" before firing it.
In June 2023, he took part in putin's meeting with military correspondents operating in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
Since 2014, he has been systematically staying in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.

A former employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) who defected to russia after 19 years of service and cooperation with russian special services. He worked in counter-terrorism units and had been passing classified information to russia since 2014.
In 2019, after fleeing to russia, he publicly acknowledged his cooperation with russia and began propaganda activities aimed at discrediting Ukraine and supporting russian aggression by creating the propaganda project UkrLeaks, which publishes anti-Ukrainian materials aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and justifying russia's actions. Through this resource and his Telegram channel, he spreads kremlin fakes about "Nazi battalions", "secret NATO biolabs", and "genocide of the russian-speaking population", claimed that the crimes in Bucha were "staged by Kyiv" and alleged that Ukraine was preparing "provocations" with chemical weapons. It uses its resources to justify russian aggression and undermine international support for Ukraine.
Through active participation in russian media, he contributes to the formation of a distorted picture of the war among russian and international audiences.
He regularly appears in russian propaganda outlets such as RT and Sputnik, where he is presented as a "former SSU officer who revealed the truth about the ‘Kyiv regime’. The use of his status as a former SSU officer lends additional legitimacy to his statements in the eyes of russian and international audiences.

He is one of the key figures in the kremlin's information campaign and directly influences the formation of public opinion.
After the start of russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014, he moved to russia and actively supports putin's policy and russia's military aggression against Ukraine.
He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election.
The main tools of his informational influence are the propaganda RuTube channel and the Telegram channel "The World Today with Yuriy Podolyaka", which actively spread anti-Ukrainian narratives, glorify the russian armed forces and provide distorted information about russia's war against Ukraine.
It actively justifies the war crimes of the russian army and discredits the Ukrainian government, promotes the kremlin's narratives of "denazification of Ukraine" and "protection of the russian-speaking population", legitimizing the occupation of Ukrainian territories. Among his disinformation statements is the claim that the massacre in Bucha was "staged by Kyiv", which is fully consistent with key kremlin propaganda narratives.
It also systematically discredits international assistance to Ukraine, spreading claims that "the West is using Ukraine for its own purposes" and promoting the narrative of "NATO's war against russia by the hands of Ukrainians". Such statements are aimed at undermining international support for Ukraine and fostering a negative attitude toward Western assistance.
In February 2023, he was awarded by putin "for his contribution to the activities of the russian Military History Society".
In 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Podoliaka of suspicion of high treason and adjustment of missile strikes on Mykolaiv. According to the investigation, he passed information to the russian military, facilitating strikes on the city's civilian infrastructure.
In December 2023, he was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for collaborating with the enemy and participating in the adjustment of fire against Ukraine.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
He officially supported putin's candidacy in the 2012 and 2018 presidential elections and participated in campaigning for putin.
He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election and is a co-singer of the song "Guiding Star," the so-called "anthem" of the movement.
In 2016, he performed at the propaganda concert rally "We Are Together" dedicated to the anniversary of russia's annexation of Crimea.
In 2022, against the backdrop of the russian invasion of Ukraine, he declared his support for the invasion and his readiness to provide any support to the residents of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR". Bilan also published a post on his Instagram, in which he recalled his patriotism for russia amid the war against Ukraine.
In December 2023, he gave a concert for the families of members of the so-called "SMO".
Provides informational and material support for the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children forcibly deported from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, in particular, he took part in a charity event together with the russian presidential commissioner for children's rights in the Moscow region Ksenia Mishonova, during which he visited a family with humanitarian aid, which was given custody of 9 children deported from the TOT of Ukraine.
In January 2024, he visited the members of the so-called "DPR" with humanitarian aid and expressed his intention to take care of their rehabilitation.
In February 2024, he took part in the opening ceremony of the international tournament "Games of the Future" in Kazan, where he performed the russian anthem.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war, to provide assistance to the russian military, and for commercial purposes
Bilan's sister lives in the United States.

She actively disseminates kremlin propaganda and promotes anti-Ukrainian rhetoric in the media space.
She worked for "NewsOne", "112 Ukraine", and "ZIK" TV channels associated with Viktor Medvedchuk. After their closure, she moved to "First Independent" and "Ukrlive", where she continued to broadcast pro-russian messages. She systematically discredited the Ukrainian government, justified the actions of the occupiers, and questioned international support for Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the russian federation has been working in the temporarily occupied territories, creating propaganda stories that justify the actions of the occupiers and accuse the Ukrainian authorities of "betraying citizens". Its activities are aimed at legitimizing the actions of the occupation forces and justifying russian aggression.
In its public statements, it repeats kremlin narratives, including accusing the Ukrainian Armed Forces of "shelling their own cities" and justifying russian strikes on civilian infrastructure as "necessary measures". She puts forward theses about the need for negotiations with russia and the futility of armed resistance, spreading the idea of surrender.
She is the author of several books promoting pro-russian ideas and justifying russian aggression. In her publications, she popularizes theses about the "futility of resistance", the need for negotiations and justifies the inclusion of the occupied territories in russia. These messages are actively used by the kremlin as part of its information warfare.
In January 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Panchenko in absentia of suspicion for justifying, recognizing as lawful, denying the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, glorifying its participants, and in October 2023 - for high treason committed under martial law.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, and supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime.
Since 2014, after the outbreak of the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas, he has participated in hostilities as a mercenary in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on the side of the so-called "LPR" and "DPR", including serving in the Patriot battalion and participating in the creation of the People's Militia Corps.
In 2015, he became a military correspondent for the russian news agency NewsFront, and in 2016, he became a military correspondent for the press service of the armed forces of the so-called "DPR".
He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, including through his own Telegram channel "Ratnik 2nd raZryada", justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine, in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
In his activities, he uses aggressive anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and calls the destruction of Ukrainian cultural monuments "denazification."
In 2022, he received the Journalist of the Year Award and the Medal for Valiant Labor from the occupation authorities of Crimea.
In 2023, he was awarded the Medal of the Investigative Committee of the russian federation "For High Citizenship".
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He systematically stays in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. Systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
She is known as a journalist of the "kremlin pool" and author of reports on the activities of the president and the government of the russian federation. She was a moderator of the annual special program "Direct Line with vladimir putin" and prepared propaganda materials about both of russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines. In November 2023, she covered the opening of the russia exhibition and forum, and in December 2023, she authored a report on putin's awarding of volunteers.
Since 2024, she has been the host of the Vesti program on the "russia-24" 24-hour news channel.
As the host of the talk show "Nashi" on the "russia-1" TV channel, she glorifies and popularizes representatives of the russian military groups, as well as provides information support for fundraisers for the needs of the russian armed forces.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, she personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
From 2014 to 2018, she headed the VGTRK correspondent office in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol, reporting on the construction of the Tavrida highway, Simferopol airport, and the Crimean bridge.
She was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland medal, 2nd class, and received the russian president's gratitude for her coverage of the 2018 elections and the commemorative medal "For the Construction of the Crimean Bridge."
She is the widow of military commander Borys Maksudov, who was killed in the war zone in Zaporizhzhia region.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He systematically expresses support for the russian military groups, justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, covers russia's military actions on the territory of Ukraine in favor of the russian government, glorifies russian war criminals, and actively spreads disinformation and propaganda about russia's war against Ukraine in accordance with the kremlin's narratives.
He is a member of the рutin Team movement, which supports рutin in the presidential election.
He commented on the inauguration of the president of the russian federation on May 7, 2024, live on the federal TV channels "Channel One", "russia-1" and "NTV".
He provides information and material support to the russian military and cooperates with the project "People's Front. Everything for Victory" project, which systematically raises funds for the needs of the russian military and supplies cars, generators, thermal imagers, UAVs and other equipment to the front. In October 2024, he took part in the awarding ceremony for the participants of the "People's Front. Everything for Victory" campaign.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's TV show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as an invited guest, he personally represented the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In 2014, he covered the annexation of Crimea and was awarded the Order of Friendship for "high professionalism and objectivity in covering the events in the Republic of Crimea."
Since 2019, he has been the artistic director of the Road to Yalta international music festival, which is held annually in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the eve of Victory day.

He openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, and supports russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies, and the kremlin regime.
She is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the russian federation and promotes patriotic and cultural education of young people.
In July 2023, he actively joined the joint initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation and the head of the russian Media Group, Vladimir Kiselev, together with Yulia Baranovskaya, Grigory Lepsveridze, Elena Severgina and Nikolai Baskov, to pay the russian military a monetary reward of 700 thousand/1 million rubles for the destruction of Leopard 1/Leopard2 battle tanks, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by western partners. In addition, Antonov said he was ready to travel to Donbas to personally present the award and talk to the soldiers. The russian military received certificates for this award in November 2023 at the Golden Gramophone national music award ceremony.
In December 2024, he took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel, where, as invited guests, the military personnel of the russian armed forces who are participating or have participated in the war against Ukraine were presented. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
In June 2014, he performed at a concert in honor of russia's day in Yalta in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
In 2020, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Motherland" of the III degree "for outstanding services to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful work" and the medal "For Purity of Thought and Nobility of Deeds" for "assistance to the Investigative Committee of the russian federation in strengthening the image of investigative bodies and the moral development of young employees."